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The U.S. has made the same mistake in evaluating fighters from the Islamic State that it did in Vietnam — by underestimating the enemy's will, according to James Clapper, the director of national intelligence. Clapper's comments came in a telephone interview Wednesday, in which he summarized the elements of a new "National Intelligence Strategy" released this week. Clapper also agreed to answer some broader questions about intelligence issues confronting the country. Asked whether the intelligence community had succeeded in its goal of providing "anticipatory intelligence" about the extremist movement in Syria and Iraq that has declared itself the...

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Operating covertly, like District 13 -- which is known for making nuclear weapons and is the base for the rebellion -- this agency is not someplace you just visit. With advancing intelligence and top-secret information, it may be best to assume this place (off Baltimore-Washington Parkway) doesn't...

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The U.S. has made the same mistake in evaluating fighters from the Islamic State that it did in Vietnam — by underestimating the enemy's will, according to James Clapper, the director of national intelligence.
Clapper's comments came in a telephone...

This season an array of dance offerings will entertain, amaze with athleticism, and even reflect on social issues — such as the slippery slope of social media — are we more connected, or less? And, what is up with the obsession over...

As an active, albeit measured, user of social media, I've been skeptical of arguments that online forums like Facebook and Twitter are the great equalizer.
Some social media proponents believe that such tools unshackle public opinion and promote the...

On Monday, Sept. 11, the Noah Webster Library welcomes the Sonia Plumb Dance Company for an exciting and unique event. Starting at 7p.m., company members will be on hand to provide a preview of "Privacy Settings," the latest production by...

You probably knew that hackers could break into your email account and the NSA can listen in on your calls. But did you know that your home security system may be vulnerable to a cyberattack also?Hackers can easily compromise the signals being sent by...

Warnings from U.S. officials about the terrorist Islamic State that has established a haven in Iraq and Syria sound ominously like the intelligence alerts that preceded al-Qaida's attack on Sept. 11, 2001.
Richard Ledgett, the deputy director of the...

President Barack Obama's measured defense of his foreign policy at West Point on Wednesday made many cogent points to rebut critics. Unfortunately, the speech also showed that he hasn't digested some of the crucial lessons of his presidency.
Obama wisely...

Interesting. I tried to scan a $5 bill into my computer to draw today’s cartoon and I got this message:“This application does not support the editing of banknote images. For more information, select the information button below for Internet-based...

Well, what did they expect? When a government agency has the capability to spy on virtually anybody in the world, why would Congress be exempt? Oh, and all that nonsense about laws, restrictions and reining in our spy agencies? The government snoops...

Just as I suspected. Near the beginning of President Obama’s speech about curbs on the NSA and on domestic spying, he said: "…given the pace of technological change, we shouldn’t expect this to be the last time America has this debate."...

As the world learned from former government contractor Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency had, shockingly, been given the equivalent of a free pass under the Patriot Act to spy on virtually every American every day.
A free pass, that is,...

I don’t think for a minute that the National Security Agency will stop collecting data on we the peeps. I don’t care how many judges rule against it as unconstitutional. They have the technology and they’ll use it. We are now officially naked living in an...

In explaining the disastrous rollout of Obamacare, President Obama told Chris Matthews he had discovered that "we have these big agencies, some of which are outdated, some of which are not designed properly."
An interesting discovery to make...

The pressure on President Obama to pardon Edward Snowden ramped up this week when a presidential panel affirmed that the former contractor’s leaks showed the National Security Agency had gone too far in its massive surveillance program. Snowden’s...

The show: "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven
What makes it special?: The latest production by the folks who did the ridiculously good "The Servant of Two Masters" and "A Doctor in Spite of...

The Sept. 13 closing of Connecticut's only minority-owned community development bank, Bridgeport-based The Community's Bank, should never have happened and illustrates excess in discretionary authority by federal and Connecticut bank regulators. The...

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It is easy to say there is no place safe anymore. Can't go to the mall now without thinking about Kenya. Can't go to a marathon without thinking about Boston.
Can't go to the movies without thinking about Aurora.
Can't go in a plane without thinking...